One person in Maine tests positive for coronavirus, Gov. Mills says
Source: Portland Press Herald
An Androscoggin County woman is the first person in the state to test positive for coronavirus, Maine officials announced Thursday.
The woman was described only as being in her 50s and is self-isolating while doctors and state medical officials try to learn more about how she was exposed to the coronavirus. The test is a presumptive positive, and the result has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The Maine CDC is speaking with her and her medical provider to assess her travel history, and they’ve already begun investigating possible community exposure,” Gov. Janet Mills said during a State House news conference. “That woman is quarantined in her home. I know I join the people of Maine in wishing her a speedy recovery.”
The governor also proclaimed an “insurance emergency” to improve access to health care and to allow the Maine Bureau of Insurance to require that private insurance companies cover coronavirus testing costs. At the same time, Mills announced the development of emergency rules to ensure that the state’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, will cover the costs of testing and treatment for the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus.
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the virus is everywhere, but without testing we'll never know how widespread it is. This is ALL on Donald Trump and his fucking ego. 